Beneficios percibidos, motivaciones y preferencias para el aprendizaje de idiomas extranjeros por parte de adultos mayores. Perspectivas de una iniciativa en Cuenca, Ecuador
Journal Title: MASKANA - Year 2016, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
This study explores the perceptions and attitudes of older adults from Cuenca, Ecuador, towards English language learning. A total of 151 people (mean age 70.3 years) responded to a questionnaire consisting of 50 items. Factor, multiple regression and cluster analysis were conducted with the objective to define the dimensions underlying older adults’ perceptions, motivations, and ambitions to learn later in life a foreign language and their relation to the socio-demographic characteristics of the participating group. Findings suggest that the interest to study a foreign language is based on the perceptions that it improves a person’s social interaction, personal development, functioning and maintenance of mind and memory, and it activates and makes life more dynamic. Results revealed that the participants’ main motivation to take an English language course is related to the increased potential of using this language in daily life and the ability of insightful reading of English texts. The duration of the course and the attainment of a certificate were determinant factors, and enabled the grouping of the participants according to their preferences with respect to the practical design of an English course. Furthermore, age and school level were found to be the motivating variables affecting most of the participants’ responses.
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Juan F. Mora, Mónica P. Abad
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